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  2. Colorectal cancer - Wikipedia

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    People with inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) are at increased risk of colon cancer. [32] [33] The risk increases the longer a person has the disease, and the worse the severity of inflammation. [34] In these high risk groups, both prevention with aspirin and regular colonoscopies are recommended. [35]

  3. Crohn's disease - Wikipedia

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    Screening for colon cancer with colonoscopy is recommended for anyone who has had Crohn's colitis for at least eight years. [87] Some studies suggest there is a role for chemoprotection in the prevention of colorectal cancer in Crohn's involving the colon; two agents have been suggested, folate and mesalamine preparations. [88]

  4. Inflammatory bowel disease - Wikipedia

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    Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of inflammatory conditions of the colon and small intestine, with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC) being the principal types. [3] Crohn's disease affects the small intestine and large intestine, as well as the mouth, esophagus, stomach and the anus, whereas UC primarily affects the colon ...

  5. Cancer - Wikipedia

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    For breast cancer, the relative risk is 1.8 with a first-degree relative having developed it at 50 years of age or older, and 3.3 when the relative developed it when being younger than 50 years of age. [86] Taller people have an increased risk of cancer because they have more cells than shorter people.

  6. Pancolitis - Wikipedia

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    Genes that are known to put individuals at risk for Crohn's disease have been shown to also increase risk of other IBD including pancolitis. [5] Furthermore, an individual may also develop pancolitis if ulcerative colitis of only a small portion of the colon is left untreated or worsens. [3]

  7. Ulcerative colitis - Wikipedia

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    Gross pathology of normal colon (left) and severe ulcerative colitis (right), forming pseudopolyps (smaller than the cobblestoning typically seen in Crohn's disease), over a continuous area (rather than skip lesions of Crohn's disease), and with a relatively gradual transition from normal colon (while Crohn's is typically more abrupt).

  8. Diet and cancer - Wikipedia

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    For breast cancer, there is a replicated trend for women with a more "prudent or healthy" diet, i.e. higher in fruits and vegetables, to have a lower risk of cancer. [18] Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with a higher body mass index suggesting a potential mediating effect of obesity on cancer risk. [19]

  9. Gardner's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Gardner syndrome is an autosomal dominant form of polyposis characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with tumors outside the colon. [3] The extracolonic tumors may include osteomas of the skull, thyroid cancer , epidermoid cysts , fibromas , [ 4 ] as well as the occurrence of desmoid tumors in approximately 15% of ...